Podcast

Greg Lewis from the National Test Pilot School speaks to AVweb‘s Mike Blakeney about unusual attitudes and how to cope with them, in this supplement Aviation Safety magazine’s June 2007 issue. Duration: File Size: download here

AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter spoke with DayJet President and CEO Ed Iacobucci to see what the per-seat, on-demand operator is doing to prepare for its service launch with Eclipse 500 very light jets, as well as to find out how he feels about the delays at Eclipse Aviation. Duration: File Size: download here

Pogo Jet President Cameron Burr spoke with AVweb Editor-in-Chief Chad Trautvetter earlier this week at the Business Models for VLJs and Light Jets Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. Duration: File Size: download here

Retired TWA captain and renowned radar lecturer Dave Gwinn chats with Glenn Pew about the importance (and limitations) or radar in the IFR system. You may be surprised at what you can learn from Gwinn if you spend a few minutes with him … . Duration: File Size: download here

Last week, Lockheed Martin began final implementation of its new flight services system in the Washington area, and it didn’t go exactly according to plan. There were dropped flight plans and a lot of frustrated pilots who suddenly found themselves dealing with briefers who didn’t understand the procedures for flying in the restricted airspace around […]

Teal Group Vice President of Analysis Richard Aboulafia is widely regarded for his insight into the civil and military aerospace markets. The Fairfax, Virginia-based firm released his latest 10-year forecast for very light jets and business aircraft this week, and Aboulafia speaks with AVweb about his prognostications. Duration: File Size: download here

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Commemorative Air Force, and AVweb‘s Russ Niles caught up with Kay Crites, the Public Relations director of the group, to find out about the special events they have planned. Duration: File Size: download here

AVweb Contributing Editor Mary Grady sat down with Thierry Pouille of Air Journey at the recent Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In to find out more about the fully-guided tours that the company arranges for general aviation airplane pilots. Duration: File Size: download here

AVweb‘s Rick Durden recently flew the Cessna Mustang for a report in our sister magazine, Aviation Consumer. Hear his impressions in this podcast and visit AviationConsumer.com for details on the full article. Duration: File Size: download here

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association has been calling for the FAA to step up hiring of new air traffic controllers to replace the thousands of controllers who will be eligible to retire in the next 10 years. The agency has launched an unprecedented recruiting drive to bring new people into the system, but that’s […]